I just went through the dog's drawer and I pulled all my big dog stuff. I'm going to take it over to the humane society next week.

There are just SO FEW people that should be breeding animals. I wish these people had to walk through a shelter or pound a few times to see what's really going on. It may or may not be an eye opening experience.

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A dog is the only animal on earth that will love you more than she loves herself.

That's what I wonder too! Wonder if it would change their minds or hearts about it. I mean having a dog breed for money just seems so sad to me. I couldn't do that to Shayley or Kizze at all! Not only for my girls but then their puppies....if I was not 100% guaranteed that they found good homes then I would NEVER do this! I just don't see how animal lovers can give a dog away to somebody they don't even know. I don't care what breed it is, it's wrong and it's so over populated. I found a site about this and it just showed animal after animal in cages and on death row. How can anybody feel good about themselves for doing that? At least I know that'll never happen with my girls or any dog I have in the future. My dogs are with me for life! I can't say it enough and it's just the poor dogs who are suffering. =( They are so innocent and sweet who would want to do such a thing

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I understand how you feel. I felt that way for a little while but then decided i would try anyway. I dont have funds to donate so volunteering is my way to give back.

Never heard of C-snip but now that you've posted it i'm sure it will help someone in your area

I'm sure you know that every little bit counts! Even if you only go in to a shelter once, that helps at least the couple of animals you work with.

I hate hearing stories of people giving up their pets because they dont match something in the house. Believe it or not a woman brought in a pup because he outgrew the doggy bed she had for him that matched her curtains that she had custom made. I couldnt handle that one and walked away from her to let another volunteer talk to her.

11 years of companionship.... only to be rewarded by abandonment. It makes me want to cry.

Some people dont want the help. I know at least two people who have turn away from a free spay job because their females "need to know what motherhood is".


For most of the breeders that would walk through the shelter it wouldnt change their mind. Its not THEIR dogs in the kennels. They dont have to deal with the reality, they would go back home and continue to breed.

"back yard" breedings should be illegal in my opinion.

On a side note, there are some dogs that are in the shelter for behavioral issues that their owners cant fix or health problems that the owners cant afford. I've seen a family come in crying because they couldnt afford to fix their pit bulls hip dysplasia which was basically cripling for the dog. They gave him up but i knew they had no other option available to them.

[QUOTE=Vivid;712518]I understand how you feel. I felt that way for a little while but then decided i would try anyway. I dont have funds to donate so volunteering is my way to give back.

Never heard of C-snip but now that you've posted it i'm sure it will help someone in your area

I think it's awesome that you help out at the shelters vivid.

I hear what you're saying about backyard breeding being illegal...it probably won't ever happen but I'll always wish it would!

Giving up an animal because it doesn't fit in with your decor is the most assinine(sp?) thing I've heard in a long time. The accessories for God's sake!!

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Thank you, Stinger. There are a couple of us on here that work or volunteer at shelters.

If you think about how trendy it is to have certain dogs its not so hard to believe that people would just discard the pets after their appeal runs out.

Pit bulls are whats in right now for many places but when they arent HA or pass the puppy stage they arent kept. Chihuahuas are often bought for their tiny size,some people go out and buy these $200 purse sized dog carriers and when the dog cant fit anymore they would rather go out and get another one that buy new purses! My aunt did this. I dont speak to her anymore ever since she bought a pit pup, bred her then sold her and the pups to pay for her vacation.

Sorry for taking this posting off track.. to help put it back on track i did some google searching.

When i was looking for a chi breeder i kept coming across breeders in Texas and Florida so i wanted to post some clinics for those areas.

http://www.snapus.org/site/PageServe...Houston_Mobile
http://www.dfwsnyp.com/
http://www.spayflorida.org/

If there is anyone who wants to get a spay/neuter for their dogs and need help locating a clinic, vouchers, or just want more infomation feel free to PM me or post here to bring it back to the top of the list so any one of us on this forum can help.

Nice Vivid.

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A dog is the only animal on earth that will love you more than she loves herself.

When our cat Muffy was sick back when I was a kid we didn't have much money but we loved her so much we did everything we could. The vet place wouldn't work with us (As most vets don't do that like accept payments around here) and I think if they would just work with people they could save more lives and keep pets with their owners. Those are some sad situations.....any animal in the pound is because of a human not taking responsibility one way or another and like you said a simple spay and neuter could change a HUGE amount of that! I agree, back yard breeding should not be allowed!

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I volunteer at our local shelter and through the summer the shelter gets 100+ animals in each day. Some are voluntarily surrendered, some are picked up by animal control, etc. Sadly the vast majority of those animals will never make it to the adoption floor. People show up with litters of puppies from their female dog that they brought in a litter of puppies from 6 months ago. Can't be bothered to spay her, they just surrender the babies.

We offer a free spay/neuter program to the community that has helped but it's not the responsible dog owners you have to worry about. It's the uneducated owners that want their female to have puppies because it's natural, or so the kids can see the "miracle of life", or because it takes money away from their Lexus payment to take care of the dog.

Dogs of any breed should not be bred unless they prove that they will add positive qualities to the gene pool of that breed. The qualities are different for each breed and that should be taken to mind. For example, border collies should not be bred for conformation, they are working dogs and should only be bred for their working ability, not what they look like.

Please spay and neuter your pets. There are too many accidents from well meaning owners that don't realize just how far their intact dogs will go to mate. Doggie panties or male wraps won't stop them, and they can breed through crates and I've seen dogs chew through doors to get to females in heat.

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